One feature of the boom that followed the discovery of coal near Kemmerer in 1897 was the saloon of “Preaching Lime” Huggins, who maintained that he never sold a drink to a man already under the influence. Over the bar mirror hung such mottos as “Don't buy a drink before seeing that your baby has shoes.” One of his patrons liked the establishment because he could do his repenting during his sinning and “get the whole thing over at once.” Learn More...